Shehu Sani

Shehu Sani

A Nigerian Senator, a foremost Nigerian Human Rights Activist, Playwright and a prolific Author, President Civil Rights Congress, a leading figure in the struggle for the restoration of democracy in Nigeria. He has been arrested and jailed by past successive military regimes in Nigeria. He was released from life imprisonment when democracy was restored in Nigeria in 1999. He is the Chairman Hand in Hand Africa, Member African union African pear review mechanism, Member United Nations Reform committee, Appointed by Nigerian President as a Member of Presidential Committee on Prison Reforms, Presidential committee on the Control of Violent Crimes and Illegal Weapons, Presidential Committee on Petroleum Products Prices, Presidential Committee on Conflict Resolution, Member Niger State Judicial Commission of Inquiry, Member National Political Reform conference, member Charles Taylor Investigation Committee, Also appointed by the Nigerian government as a Board Member of Nigerian Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (NEITI) Awarded an honorary Doctorate Degree by Nigerian University of Continuing Education Enugu, Nigeria and has received a number of awards by the West African Student Union, Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria’s TELL magazine honored him as a Hero of Democracy, National Association of Nigeria Authors inducted him into the Hall of Fame.

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